Rain blamed for St. Louis sidewalk collapse

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Heavy rain is being blamed for the collapse of a large section of sidewalk in St. Louis.

KMOV-TV (http://bit.ly/1fRZwkV ) reports that the sidewalk collapsed on Scott Avenue. No one was hurt and crews blocked off a section of traffic in the area in case more sidewalk collapsed on a street that runs adjacent to it.

Parts of the St. Louis region received more than 5 inches of rain in recent days, most of it on Thursday as three separate storms rolled through the area.

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Information from: KMOV-TV, http://www.kmov.com

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